Q1 EPS Estimate for Advance Auto Parts Lowered by Analyst

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE:AAP) – Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Advance Auto Parts in a research note issued on Monday, March 3rd. Roth Capital analyst S. Stember now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.80) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.11). The consensus estimate for Advance Auto Parts’ current full-year earnings is ($0.46) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Advance Auto Parts’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.01 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Evercore ISI increased their target price on shares of Advance Auto Parts from $45.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 20th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $55.00 price target on shares of Advance Auto Parts in a research note on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Advance Auto Parts from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Advance Auto Parts from $39.00 to $34.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Advance Auto Parts from $60.00 to $43.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, sixteen have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $46.69.

Advance Auto Parts Trading Down 1.6 %

NYSE:AAP opened at $33.81 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.02 billion, a PE ratio of 46.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 1.15. Advance Auto Parts has a fifty-two week low of $33.52 and a fifty-two week high of $88.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 1.34 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $45.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $43.06.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAP. Versant Capital Management Inc grew its position in Advance Auto Parts by 207.4% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 365 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in Advance Auto Parts by 1,543.4% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 871 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 818 shares during the last quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new stake in shares of Advance Auto Parts during the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in Advance Auto Parts during the 4th quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Advance Auto Parts by 198.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,575 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 1,047 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 88.75% of the company’s stock.

Advance Auto Parts Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 11th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 11th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.96%. Advance Auto Parts’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -17.86%.

Advance Auto Parts Company Profile

Advance Auto Parts, Inc provides automotive replacement parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items for domestic and imported cars, vans, sport utility vehicles, and light and heavy duty trucks. The company offers battery accessories; belts and hoses; brakes and brake pads; chassis and climate control parts; clutches and drive shafts; engines and engine parts; exhaust systems and parts; hub assemblies; ignition components and wires; radiators and cooling parts; starters and alternators; and steering and alignment parts.